Patterned umbrellas · Made to order

Your own weather.

A folding umbrella is a room one metre across, held at arm’s length, yours for the length of a street. We think the inside of that room deserves a pattern as considered as the lining of a good jacket.

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Eight fibreglass ribs · 100% waterproof pongee · Free US shipping

The canopies

Five houses. One size. Nothing to explain.

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The house

A small calm, arranged on purpose, in the middle of the weather.

The kingfisher of the old story built her nest on the open sea, and for seven days either side of the winter solstice the gods stilled the water so it would hold. Those were the halcyon days: a small calm, arranged on purpose, in the middle of the weather.

That is what an umbrella is. Not armour against the rain — a room. One metre across, held at arm’s length, yours for the length of a street. We think the inside of that room deserves a pattern as considered as the lining of a good jacket: a regimental stripe, a pin dot, a tartan, seen by nobody but the person underneath.

Each canopy is named for a European house whose name has outlasted its weather — the Harcourt, the Lusignan, the Villeroy — and cut from a single printed square into eight panels. Open one. The street gets quieter.

Pattern is the product

No gadgets, no feature list. A stripe in the right proportion is a complete design, and it has been since 1920.
Eight panels, one square

Every canopy is printed as a single square and cut into eight. We draw each pattern so the rib seams fall where the pattern turns — on purpose.
Named, not numbered

Each pattern carries the surname of a European house. Own the Villeroy tie from our sister house, Talisman Tie, and the Villeroy umbrella is the same stripe.

The object

Specific nouns. No adjectives.

Canopy: 100% polyester pongee, waterproof coating, dye-sublimation print
Ribs: Eight, fibreglass
Opening: Semi-automatic — one hand, one second
Coverage: About 48 in / 122 cm across
Folded: About 20.5 in / 52 cm
Handle: Rubberised, with wrist strap
Comes with: Matching sleeve in the same pattern, velcro tie
Care: Leave open to dry. Wipe with a damp cloth.

Questions

How long does delivery take?

Each canopy is printed when you order it, which takes 3–5 business days, and then ships. Allow 10–15 business days to the US and Canada, 10–20 elsewhere. You get a tracking number the day it leaves.

Is one size really enough?

Yes. There is no fit on an umbrella. Every canopy is the same 48-inch coverage — enough for one person and a bag, small enough to fold to the length of a forearm.

What if it arrives damaged?

Photograph it and write to us within 30 days. We replace it; you don’t post anything back. Because each umbrella is made to order we can’t take returns for a change of mind, so if you are between two patterns, ask us.

Why the surnames?

Each pattern is named for a European house whose name has outlasted its weather. The names are shared with our sister house, Talisman Tie: the Villeroy tie and the Villeroy umbrella carry the same stripe.

Where is it made?

Each canopy is printed and assembled to order by our sublimation partner; the patterns are drawn in Belgrade. We say so plainly because the alternative is pretending.